Earthquake details

Wednesday, August 8, 2012 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Fiji on Wednesday, August 8, 2012 at 10:57 UTC with a magnitude of 5.9. The closest known location in the current dataset is Lautoka (Fiji - FJ), about 189.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 178.062 and latitude -16.020.

Magnitude	5.9
Alert	Strong
Depth	13.0 km
Coordinates	-16.020, 178.062
UTC time	2012-08-08 10:57:44.300

Location	Lautoka
Country	Fiji (FJ)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2012-08-08

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Lautoka	189.3 km
Nadi	210.1 km
Nasinu	233.3 km
Suva	238.8 km
Port Vila	1055.7 km
Apia	1120.6 km
Noumea	1404.8 km
Tarawa	2010.5 km
Honiara	2097.4 km
Whangarei	2225.5 km
Auckland	2341.4 km
Papatoetoe	2353.5 km

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